Stuffed Bell Peppers

I love stuffed vegetables. In the past two years that I have been writing on this blog I have stuffed mushrooms, onions (twice), zucchini (also twice), cabbage, poblano peppers and eggplant. Plus the ones that I didn’t post or already forgot about. However, I had never stuffed bell peppers before. I had seen them all over the foodie blog-o-sphere and always made a mental note to make one, but it was until a couple of weeks ago when I finally came around to making them.

What is it about stuffed vegetables that is so enticing? What’s your favorite one and what do you stuff it with? I asked these questions on twitter (by the way if you can follow me there) and I got some very interesting answers. I especially liked what ChefKhaty had to say:

“I think it’s the anticipation, cause no matter how good the “shell” is, the inside is always better!! Kinda like a jelly donut!”

I do agree with that. A good example are these stuffed peppers. I prepared a ground turkey with corn kernels and bread stuffing that was delicious. I am not including a recipe because 1) I didn’t write it down and already forgot it and 2) prepareing a stuffed vegetable dish should always be an imagination exercise (tell me if I am wrong). If you have a recipe for a delicious stuffed vegetable you want to share or just want to talk about your favorite stuffed veggie come over to the forum and tell us about it. We’ll be happy to hear/read your thoughts 🙂

This is one dish I have yet to try (plus many others) but I will definitely bookmark this. It looks simply delicious and totally healthy. I also love the vibrancy of the colours that simply jumps out at you.

I love stuffing vegetables, too. If you start by using something related to the outside on the inside (i.e., the part you scooped out of zucchini or eggplant), and adding something picante, you will always come up with a great filling. Use up leftovers in the fridge, add some rice or lentils or mashed beans for bulk…. how can you go wrong?

Hello Ben,
I first had stuffed peppers a long time ago…but last year when we visited our friends in Spain, they served us a beautiful dish of them, I’d forgotten how gorgeous they were. Your dish looks beautiful & I agree…you do your own thing! I’m going to :0)